Friday, October 24 Specialty TourDeath After Dark is a specialty tour at Georgia's Old Governor's Mansion that focuses on the deathways of the 19th century. Deathways include the causes of death, autopsies, embalming, caretakers of the dead, mourning practices, cemeteries, and even grave robbing. Additionally, this tour emphasizes the inequalities that existed in relation to death in this time period, which varied considerably depending upon a person’s race, gender, social class, and...
Georgia's Old Governor's Mansion will be open three additional days this season to offer residents throughout Georgia more time to enjoy the annual holiday display at the historic site.Decked out in period-accurate decorations, the mansion is sure to ignite visitors’ festive spirit. The additional days that the mansion will be open for tours through the end of the year are listed below.Monday, Dec. 23Friday, Dec. 27Monday, Dec. 30The mansion, which is located on Georgia College & State...
Beginning Sept. 6, 2022 and continuing until Dec. 31, 2022, conservationists and tradesmen will conduct preservation work on the exterior of Georgia’s Old Governor’s Mansion. As a part of the project, preservationists will erect scaffolding around the Mansion to enable the application of a lime wash to the stucco exterior; the painting of shutters and trim; and other exterior conservation work. Mansion staff expect to continue offering tours and conducting programming without interruption...
